Becker's Healthcare February 25, 2025
1. Healthcare has a big supply and demand problem. Demand for healthcare continues to exceed the number of physicians, nurses and allied healthcare providers available in what is one of the most pressing math problems of our time.
There are more than 340 million people in the U.S. who rely on only 1.1 million physicians. While the system is facing deficits of numerous types of professionals and roles, physicians’ centrality in primary and specialty care makes this mismatch a key problem.
The U.S. healthcare system operates too often on the principle that you must know someone to receive timely care. This is not a new dynamic, but it is increasingly unacceptable. A healthcare system underpinned by who you know...
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